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1876-1900

By abbyreeves
  • Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone

    Bell transmits a voice over a wire.
  • Railroad Strike of 1877

    Railroad Strike of 1877

    A strike that shut down thousands of miles of track throughout the northeastern United States.
  • James Garfield is Elected President

    James Garfield is Elected President

    James Garfield is elected president.
  • Assassination of President Garfield

    Assassination of President Garfield

    President Garfield was shot and killed by Charles Guiteau.
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    Knights of Labor Strike Railroad

    Knights of Labor Strike Railroad was a labor union strike involving more than 200,000 workers. Beginning on March 1, 1886, railroad workers in five states struck against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, owned by Jay Gould. At least ten people were killed.
  • American Federation of Labor was Founded

    American Federation of Labor was Founded

    American Federation of Labor was Founded. Samuel Gompers is the first president of the union.
  • Benjamin Harrison was elected President

    Benjamin Harrison was elected President

    Harrison loses the popular vote to Grover Cleveland but wins the election.
  • Roosevelt joined the Rough Riders

    Roosevelt joined the Rough Riders

    The Rough Riders was the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt resigned his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry.